Black Lives Matter
How communities of colour fought back
Micha Frazer-Carroll examines the challenges that the UK’s minoritised communities have faced over the last five years, and reports on the ways that they have come together to organise, support and uplift one another.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
The photographer tracing the history of New York’s slave trade
Nona Faustine embarked on a journey into the past, traveling across New York City’s five boroughs and Long Island between 2012–2021 to create the new exhibition and monograph ‘White Shoes.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
How Black women transformed British photography
Joy Gregory’s new photo book takes a comprehensive look at the work of a generation of artists whose recognition is long overdue.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Pride and Privilege: challenging the myths of white America
Photographer Kris Graves’s new monograph, ‘Privileged Mediocrity’ explores the American landscape at the dawn of the 21st century.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A portrait of Black power and pride across the US
Taking us through one of the most dynamic years in recent history, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn new photo book contains tender yet confrontational portraits from her assignment work as a photojournalist and off-duty encounters.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Thousands protest in London over deaths in police custody
End state violence — Over the weekend, the United Families & Friends Campaign organised a protest calling for an end to deaths at the hands of the police.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The fight for justice for Chris Kaba – in photos
Black lives matter — Over the weekend, thousands of protestors gathered in Westminster to express their sadness and fury at the fatal police shooting of a young Black man in Brixton.
Written by: Huck
Samuel Fosso’s photos pay homage to Black liberators
In his 2008 series, the photographer pictured himself as Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and other prominent figures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Reclaiming the anti-racist movement from capitalism
Authors Azfar Shafi and Ilyas Nagdee discuss their new book which calls for the recovering of radical histories of anti-racist struggle.
Written by: Adele Walton
‘Charged’: How the police try to suppress protest
Writers Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone explore how four decades of collusion between the government and the police have slowly eroded our right to protest.
Written by: Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone
The fight to amplify Black stories on BookTok
New chapter — As TikTok continues to transform book sales, Black BookTokers are calling for greater inclusivity both on the app and the publishing industry at large.
Written by: Tife Sanusi
Has lockdown created more empathy for prisoners?
Life inside — Lockdown could have created a greater understanding of the conditions prisoners face. So why are punitive policies even more popular?
Written by: Andy West